Almandine Garnet
Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
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Almandine Garnet
Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Peridot
Olivine (Magnesium Iron Silicate - (Mg, Fe)2SiO4)
Gold Ore
Native Gold (Au) in Matrix
Diamond (or Diamond Simulant)
Carbon (C)
Epidote in Matrix (Unakite-related)
Epidosite (Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))
Epidote
Epidote (Ca2(Al, Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))
Limonite-stained Quartz / Quartzite
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron hydroxides (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Magnetite
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Pyrite
Pyrite (FeS2)
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na4Al3Si3O12Cl)
Corundum (Ruby/Sapphire crystal)
Al2O3 (Aluminum Oxide)
Porphyritic Basalt
Porphyritic Basalt with Olivine phenocrysts
Labradorite (Carved)
(Ca, Na)(Al, Si)4O8
Calcite
Calcite (CaCO₃, Calcium Carbonate)
Banded Gneiss with Quartz Veining
Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphism)
Epidotite
Epidotite (Epidote content > 50%)
Staurolite (Cross Stone)
Staurolite (Fe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH))
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Mica Schist
Foliated Metamorphic Rock (Schist)
Greenstone
Metabasalt or Greenschist (often contains Chlorite, Actinolite, and Epidote)
Schist
Mica Schist (Quartz-Muscovite-Biotite Schist)
Nuummite
Nuummite (intergrowth of orthoamphiboles Anthophyllite and Gedrite, (Mg,Fe)7Si8O22(OH)2)
Epidote in Matrix
Epidote; Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH)
Slate
Slate
Micaceous Rock (likely Muscovite Schist/Gneiss or a Muscovite-rich Specimen)
Predominantly Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2), often found in rocks like Muscovite Schist or Muscovite Gneiss.
Prehnite
Prehnite - Ca2Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Prehnite
Prehnite (Ca2Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Gneiss
Gneiss (a type of metamorphic rock)
Lapis Lazuli (Carved)
Lazurite-rich metamorphic rock (approx. (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(SO4,S,Cl)2)
Brecciated Quartzite
Brecciated Quartzite
Copper-bearing Quartz (likely Malachite on Quartz matrix)
Cu2CO3(OH)2 (Malachite) on SiO2 (Quartz)
Nuummite
Nuummite (Orthorhombic amphiboles: Anthophyllite and Gedrite)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Greenschist
Greenschist (composed primarily of Chlorite, Actinolite, and Epidote)
Schist
Mica Schist (predominantly Muscovite/Biotite)
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite and Biotite KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily Quartz / Chalcedony: SiO2)
Yellow Jade (Nephrite or Quartzite)
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2) or Jade-colored Quartzite (SiO2)
Slate
Slate (Foliated metamorphic rock consisting mainly of quartz and muscovite or illite)
Greenstone
Metabasalt / Greenschist facies rock
Nuummite
Orthoamphibole (mixture of Anthophyllite and Gedrite)